Use lit instead of lighted. Also, bright might be closer to gild in meaning (unless you meant to turn gold in color). You could use: “A council… try to brighten (light up) all my garden – you’ll be surprised.” and “This line is bright (lit) because we’ve cut the third flower in (on) it.” [alternatives in parenthesis]

It’s the British spelling. A lot of words with just “o” in American English will have “ou” in the British version. Some words with a “z” are instead “s” (realised instead of realized), and some words use a “c” instead of “s” (defence and defense).

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